The Blob (1958)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:14
Rotten:8
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: THE BLOB is one of the quintessential films for lovers of those science-fiction/horror/monster/camp films of the 1950s. A red, gigantic, gooey, gelatinous glob arrives from outer space and proceeds... THE BLOB is one of the quintessential films for lovers of those science-fiction/horror/monster/camp films of the 1950s. A red, gigantic, gooey, gelatinous glob arrives from outer space and proceeds to terrorize a small town. The more it eats, the more it grows. Local teenagers, who have witnessed its obscene display of hunger, are ignored until it seems that it's too late. Can the local bad boy (Steve McQueen, in his first leading role) save his 'burb from the sinister slime--and reform himself in the process? A perennial favorite of Saturday afternoon horror shows, the film is still a joy to watch, as the young McQueen battles his parents and the big protoplasmic hunk of Jell-O. [More]
Starring: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corseaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howlin
Starring: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corseaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howlin, Stephen Chase, John Benson
Director: Irvin Yeaworth
Director: Irvin Yeaworth
Screenwriter: Theodore Simonson, Kate Phillips
Producer: Jack H. Harris
Composer: Ralph Carmichael
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oh-no, not jello, NOT JELLO! Full Review |
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The perfect 'B' horror movie.
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Semi-classic 50s sci-fi thanks to McQueen and above par script.
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Who doesn't love a mutant Jell-O movie?
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Latest News for The Blob
August 28, 2009:
Rob Zombie Remaking The Blob ![]()
He's rebooted "Halloween," and now, for his next trick, Rob Zombie will direct a remake of "The Blob." His first order of business? Getting rid of the "big red blobby thing." More...
March 25, 2007:
"Blob" Remake is Funny, Sci-Fi Horror
There's been a slow moving alien Blob and a speedier and gorier chemical blob, but the third incarnation of the sci-fi film will be a funny Blob. Co-writer Chad Hayes ("The... More...
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